Kirkwood Volleyball

Kirkwood spikers off to 4-0 start

WEST BURLINGTON - Kirkwood completed a perfect weekend with a pair of victories Saturday in the Southeastern Volleyball Jamboree.

The Eagles, ranked eighth in NJCAA Division II, whipped Riverland and Kansas City, Kan., by 3-0 counts.

Kirkwood opened the season Friday with a pair of 3-0 wins, knocking off Mineral Area and Highland.

Freshman Heather Poula led Kirkwood with 47 kills in the four matches. Sophomore Chelsea Gryp collected 37 kills.

The Eagles open their home season Wednesday against Ellsworth at 6:30 p.m. at Johnson Hall.

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No.8 KCC volleyball team ready to go

The Kirkwood Community College volleyball team has been ranked No.8 in the first poll of NJCAA Division II teams for the 2013 campaign.

As far as Coach Jill Williams is concerned, the No.8 ranking is perfect. It's not too high and not too low. It shows respect for the program, yet tells the Eagles they have work to do to reach the upper echelon.

In other words, it's perfect.

Kirkwood opens the season Friday and Saturday with four matches at the Southeastern Volleyball Jamboree in West Burlington against good competition.

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KCC volleyball adds 3 Metro players

Kirkwood volleyball coach Jill Williams likes to search locally for new players whenever she can.

This year was no exception.

Williams has signed nine new players for the 2013 season and all of them are in-state recruits. "We are all Iowa," she said proudly.

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Litts named JUCO All-American in volleyball

Kirkwood sophomore Lexi Litts has been named a first team NJCAA All-American in volleyball after helping the Eagles place ninth at the national tournament.

Litts, a Kennedy graduate, collected 1,576 assists and was named to the All-American team as a setter. She made the all-tournament team at the national event in Ohio.

Ashley Gonzalez of Kirkwood was named a second team All-American as a hitter.